Reader's Digest Australia Feb/Mar 2026

reader ’ s digest 116 February/March 2026 What The Bones Know By Kirstyn McDermott A taut, claustrophobic exploration of what it means to be haunted - by our past, by fractured relationships, by a place we thought we knew and by our own unreliable memories. In the Victorian Highlands, a ghost gum falls in a storm. Tangled in its roots are the bones of a small child and the tattered remains of her clothing, including a pair of bright-red sneakers. When Single mum Jude returns home to Kiln Creek to care for her ailing mum she is confronted by disturbing occurrences. Strange smells, inexplicably wet footprints, a voice in the night. The Drowning By Fiona Lowe CC Cilento’s best memo- ries are of spending sum- mers at her cousins’ beach house. It’s the next best thing to having brothers and sisters. When the four siblings in- herit the property an un- expected fifth share goes to CC. What starts out as a way of keeping the family connected, quickly de- volves into an emotional power struggle. Half of themwant to keep, it the others want to sell - and each side will do anything tomake it happen. When a body is found on the shack’s beach, has this family dispute turned deadly? BOOKS THE NOUN PROJECT (TV & BOOK ICON) Mysterious Affair Of Judith Potts By Robert Thorogood Someone from Judith’s past has turned up inMar- low and is stirring up trou- ble. With all themurders to solve, Judith’s been too busy to give her old life much thought. But now it’s knocking on her door and won’t go away. On top of that, Marlow’s ce- lebrities are gettingmur- dered! When a footballer and a thriller writer are found dead, Judith, Suzie, and Becks must untangle a web of scandal to find the killer. But with Judith keeping secrets, theMar- lowMurder Club find themselves drifting apart. The pressure is on inmore ways than one… 2014 B a r b e c u e s 2015 B a r b e c u e s 2016 B a r b e c u e s 2017 B a r b e c u e s 2018 B a r b e c u e s 2019 B a r b e c u e s 2020 B a r b e c u e s 2021 B a r b e c u e s 2022 B a r b e c u e s 2023 B a r b e c u e s 2024 B a r b e c u e s 2025 B a r b e c u e s www.weber.com